#BB4550#BB4550

#BB4550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4550
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(354, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 48.32, 19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 51.98, 21.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1445 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.152 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0718, 15.4034, 9.2934)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4550 #45BBB0

analogous

#BB458B #BB4550 #BB7545

triadic

#BB4550 #50BB45 #4550BB

tetradic

#BB4550 #8BBB45 #45BBB0 #7545BB

square

#BB4550 #8BBB45 #45BBB0 #7545BB

split-complementary

#BB4550 #45BB75 #458BBB

monochromatic

#62242A #8F343D #BB4550 #CB727A #DC9FA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB4550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB4550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4550

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4550	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e81',
    500: '#bb4550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4550;
$custom-light: #d57e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.407,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55477,
    "c": 0.15198,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4550

secondary

#94C8C3

accent

#D6CA52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4550

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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